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Is Eagles vs. Rams threatened by Los Angeles wildfires?

Updated December 6, 2017 at 2:48 PM;Posted December 6, 2017 at 2:34 PM

Vehicles pass beside a wall of flames on the 101 highway as it reaches the coast during the Thomas wildfire near Ventura, California on December 6, 2017.
California motorists commuted past a blazing inferno Wednesday as wind-whipped wildfires raged across the Los Angeles region, with flames triggering the closure of a major freeway and mandatory evacuations in an area dotted with mansions. (MARK RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

This week, the Eagles are staying in Costa Mesa and practicing at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. However, the Santa Ana winds that have been fueling the fires are expected to intensify over the next three days which could impact the air quality at Los Angeles Coliseum over the weekend.

The Raiders and Chargers game was played as scheduled during the wildfires in October in Northern California that impacted more than 200,000 acres.

Pederson expressed thoughts and prayers for the victims impacted by the fires, while also recalling an Eagles game against the Minnesota Vikings that was postponed from the day after Christmas to a Tuesday night in 2010 during a blizzard.

"It's obviously a serious issue," Pederson said Wednesday morning at the team's hotel. "Our thoughts and prayers are obviously with those effected. The Rams have been effected the last couple days, and that's a little uncomfortable and unsettling. I Remember we had a game that was postponed back in Philly because of a snowstorm, I think back to that because it's something I was part of."

As the week goes along, it will be interesting to see if the NFL puts any contingencies into place, but at the moment, it sounds as though kickoff will be as scheduled at 4:00 p.m. eastern at the Coliseum on Sunday.